DALLAS — Curtis Da Silva closed with a 3-under-par 69 Tuesday to finish tied for 12th and lead UC Davis men's golf at the Trinity Forest Invitational at Trinity Forest Golf Club.
The senior finished at 5-under 211 (70-72-69), recording three rounds at par or better on the par-72, 7,617-yard course. Da Silva ended one stroke outside the top 10 in the 90-player field.
UC Davis posted its lowest team round of the tournament with a 2-over 290, finishing 17th at 17-over 881 (296-295-290). The Aggies improved their score each day, closing five strokes better than Monday's second round.
Trenton Stuart also finished under par Tuesday, shooting a 1-under 71 to tie for 72nd at 8-over 224 (78-75-71). Stuart improved four strokes from his second round and seven from his opening round.
Ryan Firpo carded his third consecutive 74 to finish tied for 65th at 6-over 222. Treed Huang joined Stuart in a tie for 72nd at 224 (74-74-76), while Zhenxian Zhang finished 88th at 17-over 233 (78-79-76).
East Tennessee State won the team title at 32-under 832, three strokes ahead of USC. Chattanooga finished third at 25-under 839.
Chattanooga's Evan Rogers captured individual medalist honors at 16-under 200 after a final-round 63. He finished four strokes ahead of USC's Deitrek Gill.
The tournament concluded UC Davis' fall schedule. The Aggies return to competition Feb. 4-6, 2027, at the Amer Ari Invitational in Mauna Lani, Hawai'i.
UC DAVIS SCORES (FINAL)
17 – UC Davis – 296-295-290 = 881 (+17)
T12 – Curtis Da Silva – 70-72-69 = 211 (-5)
T65 – Ryan Firpo – 74-74-74 = 222 (+6)
T72 – Treed Huang – 74-74-76 = 224 (+8)
T72 – Trenton Stuart – 78-75-71 = 224 (+8)
88 – Zhenxian Zhang – 78-79-76 = 233 (+17)
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